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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Munni Hansda
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- LGD code
- 357508
- Pincode
- 814153
- Post office
- Poraiyahat
- Population
- 249
- Households
- 49
- Literacy rate
- 49.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1128 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 148
Census 2011 · in context
How Sikatia compares
By population, Sikatia ranks #160 of 211 villages in Poreyahat mandal.
Literacy rate
%
49.8%
+3.0% vs mandal average
Sikatia49.8%
Poreyahat mandal46.8%
Godda district46.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,128
+171 vs mandal average
Sikatia1,128
Poreyahat mandal957
Household size
people per home
5.1
+0.1 vs mandal average
Sikatia5.1
Poreyahat mandal5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sikatia at a glance
Sikatia is a village of 249 people in 49 households (Census 2011) in Poreyahat block, Godda district, Jharkhand, the 160th-largest of 211 villages in Poreyahat block. Literacy is 50%, 3 points above the block average of 47% and the sex ratio is 1,128 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 814153, served by Poraiyahat post office; the LGD village code is 357508. The sarpanch is Munni Hansda. The population is estimated at 294 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sikatia · this village | 249 | 50% | — |
| Barga Chhahariyari · Poreyahat | 2,189 | 54% | — |
| Matihani · Poreyahat | 710 | 53% | — |
| Sugathan · Poreyahat | 684 | 45% | — |
| Latta(Santali) · Poreyahat | 448 | 40% | — |
| Bara Chapar · Poreyahat | 415 | 44% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sikatia
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- GODDA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 34
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 34
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 16
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- THAKURNAHAN
- Total area (ha)
- 104
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Sikatia
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Sikatia
- LGD code
- 357508
- Pincode
- 814153
- Post office
- Poraiyahat
- Population (Census 2011)
- 249
- Population (projected 2026)
- 294
- Households
- 49
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1128
- Literacy rate
- 49.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dumka
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jama
- Member of Parliament
- Nalin Soren
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Munni Hansda
- Block / Mandal
- Poreyahat
- Nearest railway station
- Panjwara Road (46.9 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 814153
Same name, different place
Other villages named Sikatia
Looking for a different Sikatia? 7 other villages share this name across India. All villages named Sikatia →
- SikatiaLakri Nabiganj · Siwan, Bihar3,075 pop
- SikatiaPach Deuri · Gopalganj, Bihar1,384 pop
- SikatiaTamkuhi Raj · Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh1,268 pop
- SikatiaGodda · Godda, Jharkhand853 pop
- SikatiaSidhaw · Pashchim Champaran, Bihar535 pop
- SikatiaPranpur · Katihar, Bihar339 pop
- SikatiaRamgarh · Dumka, Jharkhand124 pop
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- Pindra
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- Baksara
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)